095-USFS-0001
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	095-USFS-0001
Author Observation Code	095-USFS-0001
Location Fields:	MAP: Google | Yahoo | TopoZone | MapQuest
Confidentiality Status	100 km radius (nearest degree)
Latitude	39 º
Longitude	-80 º
State or Province	West Virginia
Named Places	county: Tucker region|state|province: West Virginia
Layout Fields:
DSG Polygon	12.5 (X)
Shape	Circular
Area	122.71484375 m²
Permanence	not permanent
Environment Fields:
Elevation	790 m
Slope Aspect	220 º
Slope Gradient	17 º
Topographic Position	Middle slope
Landform	Mountain slope/hillslope
Rock Type	shale
Landscape Narrative	See plots USFS.2,3. Transect bearing 36 degrees. Transect starts out on a steep slope with an aspect of 160 degrees. The lower slope has several small limestone cliff bands. The community is a Quercus rubra - Acer saccharrum -Tilia americana / Impatiens pallida - Laportea canadensis forest. The mid slope is only moderately steep with large sandstone boulders. The forest becomes a slightly less diverse Quercus rubra - Acer sacchrum forest. Several old logging roads criss cross the hillside.;Chestnut oak-red oak-red maple. Three dominant Red Oaks too big to core with our borer. Alot of understory trees. The forest floor has many forbs eventhough very little sun reaches it. Many large boulders in plot.
Representativeness	Plot data from USFS spreadsheets and shapefiles. Original files on disk and in Plotdata/USFS directory. Numerous taxonomic assumptions made, since taxonomic data consisted only of 4-letter USFS code. Two partial USFS translation sheets for these codes
Percent Bedrock	0 %
Percent Rock / Gravel	0 %
Percent Wood	0 %
Percent Litter	0 %
Percent Bare Soil	0 %
Percent Water	0 %
Percent Other	0 %
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	08-Jun-1993
Project	West Virginia NHP
Cover Method	Percentage (%)
Stratum Method	National Park Service
Taxon Observation Area	122.71484375 m²
Overall Taxon Cover Values are Automatically Calculated?	no
Plot Quality Fields:
Plot Validation Level	(2) classification plot: sufficient for inclusion in a classification revision
Floristic Quality	partial
Bryophyte Quality	none
Overall Plot Vegetation Fields:
--no data--
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative	Quercus rubra - Fraxinus americana / Acer saccharum / Laportea canadensis Forest

Taxa occurring on this plot-observation
Change plant label: --Choose a value-- Author's plant name Original Interpretation, full Scientific Name Original Interpretation, Scientific Name without authors Original Interpretation, USDA Code Original Interpretation, Common Name Current Interpretation, full Scientific Name Current Interpretation, Scientific Name without authors Current Interpretation, USDA Code Current Interpretation, Common Name
Change Strata Shown: --choose one-- show strata show overall cover show strata + overall
ord Author Plant Name Original Interpretation, full Scientific Name Original Interpretation, Scientific Name without authors Original Interpretation, Common Name Original Interpretation, USDA Code Current Interpretation, full Scientific Name Current Interpretation, Scientific Name without authors Current Interpretation, Common Name Current Interpretation, USDA Code Stratum Cover Original Cover Code Basal Area Biomass Inference Area Stems: Stem Diameters (graphically): 1 Quercus rubra Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Canopy 40 %         -none- 2 Quercus prinus Quercus prinus **   Quercus prinus **   Quercus prinus **   Quercus prinus **   Quercus prinus **   Quercus prinus **   Quercus prinus **   Quercus prinus **   Canopy 10 %         -none- 3 Carya Carya **   Carya **   Carya **   Carya **   Carya **   Carya **   Carya **   Carya **   Canopy 10 %         -none- 4 Fraxinus americana Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Canopy 10 %         -none- 5 Ulmus rubra Ulmus rubra **   Ulmus rubra **   Ulmus rubra **   Ulmus rubra **   Ulmus rubra **   Ulmus rubra **   Ulmus rubra **   Ulmus rubra **   Canopy 3 %         -none- 6 Acer saccharum var. saccharum Acer saccharum var. saccharum **   Acer saccharum var. saccharum **   Acer saccharum var. saccharum **   Acer saccharum var. saccharum **   Acer saccharum var. saccharum **   Acer saccharum var. saccharum **   Acer saccharum var. saccharum **   Acer saccharum var. saccharum **   Tall Shrub 40 %         -none- 7 Robinia pseudoacacia Robinia pseudoacacia **   Robinia pseudoacacia **   Robinia pseudoacacia **   Robinia pseudoacacia **   Robinia pseudoacacia **   Robinia pseudoacacia **   Robinia pseudoacacia **   Robinia pseudoacacia **   Tall Shrub 20 %         -none- 8 Fraxinus americana Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Tall Shrub 10 %         -none- 9 Liriodendron tulipifera Liriodendron tulipifera **   Liriodendron tulipifera **   Liriodendron tulipifera **   Liriodendron tulipifera **   Liriodendron tulipifera **   Liriodendron tulipifera **   Liriodendron tulipifera **   Liriodendron tulipifera **   Tall Shrub 7 %         -none- 10 Acer spicatum Acer spicatum **   Acer spicatum **   Acer spicatum **   Acer spicatum **   Acer spicatum **   Acer spicatum **   Acer spicatum **   Acer spicatum **   Tall Shrub 5 %         -none- 11 Ostrya virginiana var. virginiana Ostrya virginiana var. virginiana **   Ostrya virginiana var. virginiana **   Ostrya virginiana var. virginiana **   Ostrya virginiana var. virginiana **   Ostrya virginiana var. virginiana **   Ostrya virginiana var. virginiana **   Ostrya virginiana var. virginiana **   Ostrya virginiana var. virginiana **   Tall Shrub 3 %         -none- 12 Sambucus nigra ssp. canadensis Sambucus nigra ssp. canadensis **   Sambucus nigra ssp. canadensis **   Sambucus nigra ssp. canadensis **   Sambucus nigra ssp. canadensis **   Sambucus nigra ssp. canadensis **   Sambucus nigra ssp. canadensis **   Sambucus nigra ssp. canadensis **   Sambucus nigra ssp. canadensis **   Tall Shrub 1 %         -none- 13 Acer pensylvanicum Acer pensylvanicum **   Acer pensylvanicum **   Acer pensylvanicum **   Acer pensylvanicum **   Acer pensylvanicum **   Acer pensylvanicum **   Acer pensylvanicum **   Acer pensylvanicum **   Tall Shrub 1 %         -none- 14 Laportea canadensis Laportea canadensis **   Laportea canadensis **   Laportea canadensis **   Laportea canadensis **   Laportea canadensis **   Laportea canadensis **   Laportea canadensis **   Laportea canadensis **   Herbaceous 85 %         -none- 15 Fraxinus americana Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Herbaceous 30 %         -none- 16 Galium Galium **   Galium **   Galium **   Galium **   Galium **   Galium **   Galium **   Galium **   Herbaceous 5 %         -none- 17 Smilax rotundifolia Smilax rotundifolia **   Smilax rotundifolia **   Smilax rotundifolia **   Smilax rotundifolia **   Smilax rotundifolia **   Smilax rotundifolia **   Smilax rotundifolia **   Smilax rotundifolia **   Herbaceous 5 %         -none- 18 Smilax tamnoides Smilax tamnoides **   Smilax tamnoides **   Smilax tamnoides **   Smilax tamnoides **   Smilax tamnoides **   Smilax tamnoides **   Smilax tamnoides **   Smilax tamnoides **   Herbaceous 5 %         -none- 19 Caulophyllum thalictroides Caulophyllum thalictroides **   Caulophyllum thalictroides **   Caulophyllum thalictroides **   Caulophyllum thalictroides **   Caulophyllum thalictroides **   Caulophyllum thalictroides **   Caulophyllum thalictroides **   Caulophyllum thalictroides **   Herbaceous 4 %         -none- 20 Ulmus rubra Ulmus rubra **   Ulmus rubra **   Ulmus rubra **   Ulmus rubra **   Ulmus rubra **   Ulmus rubra **   Ulmus rubra **   Ulmus rubra **   Herbaceous 3 %         -none- 21 Acer saccharum var. saccharum Acer saccharum var. saccharum **   Acer saccharum var. saccharum **   Acer saccharum var. saccharum **   Acer saccharum var. saccharum **   Acer saccharum var. saccharum **   Acer saccharum var. saccharum **   Acer saccharum var. saccharum **   Acer saccharum var. saccharum **   Herbaceous 3 %         -none- 22 Anemone quinquefolia Anemone quinquefolia **   Anemone quinquefolia **   Anemone quinquefolia **   Anemone quinquefolia **   Anemone quinquefolia **   Anemone quinquefolia **   Anemone quinquefolia **   Anemone quinquefolia **   Herbaceous 3 %         -none- 23 Aristolochia macrophylla Aristolochia macrophylla **   Aristolochia macrophylla **   Aristolochia macrophylla **   Aristolochia macrophylla **   Aristolochia macrophylla **   Aristolochia macrophylla **   Aristolochia macrophylla **   Aristolochia macrophylla **   Herbaceous 2 %         -none- 24 Impatiens Impatiens **   Impatiens **   Impatiens **   Impatiens **   Impatiens **   Impatiens **   Impatiens **   Impatiens **   Herbaceous 2 %         -none- 25 Actaea racemosa var. racemosa Actaea racemosa var. racemosa **   Actaea racemosa var. racemosa **   Actaea racemosa var. racemosa **   Actaea racemosa var. racemosa **   Actaea racemosa var. racemosa **   Actaea racemosa var. racemosa **   Actaea racemosa var. racemosa **   Actaea racemosa var. racemosa **   Herbaceous 2 %         -none- 26 Ribes Ribes **   Ribes **   Ribes **   Ribes **   Ribes **   Ribes **   Ribes **   Ribes **   Herbaceous 2 %         -none- 27 Carya cordiformis Carya cordiformis **   Carya cordiformis **   Carya cordiformis **   Carya cordiformis **   Carya cordiformis **   Carya cordiformis **   Carya cordiformis **   Carya cordiformis **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none- 28 Viola rotundifolia Viola rotundifolia **   Viola rotundifolia **   Viola rotundifolia **   Viola rotundifolia **   Viola rotundifolia **   Viola rotundifolia **   Viola rotundifolia **   Viola rotundifolia **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none- 29 Trillium Trillium **   Trillium **   Trillium **   Trillium **   Trillium **   Trillium **   Trillium **   Trillium **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none- 30 Polygonatum biflorum Polygonatum biflorum **   Polygonatum biflorum **   Polygonatum biflorum **   Polygonatum biflorum **   Polygonatum biflorum **   Polygonatum biflorum **   Polygonatum biflorum **   Polygonatum biflorum **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none- 31 Polystichum acrostichoides Polystichum acrostichoides **   Polystichum acrostichoides **   Polystichum acrostichoides **   Polystichum acrostichoides **   Polystichum acrostichoides **   Polystichum acrostichoides **   Polystichum acrostichoides **   Polystichum acrostichoides **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none- 32 Arisaema triphyllum Arisaema triphyllum **   Arisaema triphyllum **   Arisaema triphyllum **   Arisaema triphyllum **   Arisaema triphyllum **   Arisaema triphyllum **   Arisaema triphyllum **   Arisaema triphyllum **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none- 33 Polygonum pensylvanicum Polygonum pensylvanicum L. Polygonum pensylvanicum Pennsylvania smartweed Polygonum pensylvanicum **   Polygonum pensylvanicum L. Polygonum pensylvanicum Pennsylvania smartweed Polygonum pensylvanicum **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none- 34 Dennstaedtia punctilobula Dennstaedtia punctilobula **   Dennstaedtia punctilobula **   Dennstaedtia punctilobula **   Dennstaedtia punctilobula **   Dennstaedtia punctilobula **   Dennstaedtia punctilobula **   Dennstaedtia punctilobula **   Dennstaedtia punctilobula **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none- 35 Dioscorea quaternata Dioscorea quaternata **   Dioscorea quaternata **   Dioscorea quaternata **   Dioscorea quaternata **   Dioscorea quaternata **   Dioscorea quaternata **   Dioscorea quaternata **   Dioscorea quaternata **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none- 36 Viola Viola **   Viola **   Viola **   Viola **   Viola **   Viola **   Viola **   Viola **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none- 37 Aster Aster **   Aster **   Aster **   Aster **   Aster **   Aster **   Aster **   Aster **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none- 38 Panax quinquefolius Panax quinquefolius **   Panax quinquefolius **   Panax quinquefolius **   Panax quinquefolius **   Panax quinquefolius **   Panax quinquefolius **   Panax quinquefolius **   Panax quinquefolius **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none- 39 Prosartes lanuginosa Prosartes lanuginosa **   Prosartes lanuginosa **   Prosartes lanuginosa **   Prosartes lanuginosa **   Prosartes lanuginosa **   Prosartes lanuginosa **   Prosartes lanuginosa **   Prosartes lanuginosa **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none- 40 unknown unknown **   unknown **   unknown **   unknown **   unknown **   unknown **   unknown **   unknown **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none- 41 Carya glabra Carya glabra **   Carya glabra **   Carya glabra **   Carya glabra **   Carya glabra **   Carya glabra **   Carya glabra **   Carya glabra **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none- 42 Quercus rubra Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none- 43 Thalictrum coriaceum Thalictrum coriaceum **   Thalictrum coriaceum **   Thalictrum coriaceum **   Thalictrum coriaceum **   Thalictrum coriaceum **   Thalictrum coriaceum **   Thalictrum coriaceum **   Thalictrum coriaceum **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none- 44 Tiarella cordifolia Tiarella cordifolia **   Tiarella cordifolia **   Tiarella cordifolia **   Tiarella cordifolia **   Tiarella cordifolia **   Tiarella cordifolia **   Tiarella cordifolia **   Tiarella cordifolia **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none- 45 Cornus florida Cornus florida **   Cornus florida **   Cornus florida **   Cornus florida **   Cornus florida **   Cornus florida **   Cornus florida **   Cornus florida **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none- 46 Prenanthes Prenanthes **   Prenanthes **   Prenanthes **   Prenanthes **   Prenanthes **   Prenanthes **   Prenanthes **   Prenanthes **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none- 47 Quercus prinus Quercus prinus **   Quercus prinus **   Quercus prinus **   Quercus prinus **   Quercus prinus **   Quercus prinus **   Quercus prinus **   Quercus prinus **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none-
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Stratum Definitions:
Stratum Type Stratum Base Stratum Height Stratum Cover Herbaceous     100 % Tall Shrub     5 % Sub-Canopy     80 % Canopy     60 % Vine/Liana     6 % Nonvascular     5 %
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